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Native Americans Ess
SC Native American Essentials
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the name Catawba mean? | River people |
| Which are the main Native American tribes in SC? | Catawba, Cherokee, Yemassee |
| What does the name Cherokee mean? | The real people. |
| What was a difference between the tribes. | They spoke different languages. |
| What was similar about the tribes? | They fished, hunted and farmed. They had a government. |
| What is a council? | A group of people who make laws and decisions. |
| How did the Native Americans travel? | In dugout canoes. |
| Which tribe were the most peaceful? | The Catawba |
| Why did the Cherokee and other tribes settle near rivers? | So they could have food (fish) and water. |
| How did the Cherokee survive? | They were hunters and gatherers, fisherman and farmers. |
| What kind of homes did the Cherokee have in summer? | longhouses |
| What kind of homes did the Cherokee have in winter? | Wattle and daub houses. |
| Which of the three tribes, Cherokee, Catawba and Yemassee was a powerful tribe? | Cherokee |
| Name an important job that the Cherokee women had? | They decided when the men of the tribe could leave the village to go to war. |
| Where the Cherokee traders? | yes |
| How did the Catawba people survive? | They were hunters and farmers. |
| How were the Catawba people governed? | They were governed by councils |
| What was the Catawba people famous for? | pottery |
| In which region did the Yemassee live? | The Coastal Zone |
| Where did the Yemassee live in summer? | In wigwams near the coast |
| Where did the Yemassee live in winter? | In wattle and daub houses along the rivers |
| How did the Yemassee survive or live? | They hunted, fished, farmed and gathered clams and oysters. |
| What did the Cherokee trade? | Clothing, art, food, news |
| Which of the tribes made jewellery? | The Catawba |
| What kind of homes did the Catawba have? | Their homes were round and made from young treed covered in bark, with a fireplace |
| How can we learn about the Yemassee tribe and others? | By studying midden mounds (ancient trash piles) |
| Which tribe had their leaders elected? | The Catawba |
| Which tribe did Haglar lead? | The Catawba |
| Which tribe held a festival to celebrate their culture? | The Catawba |
| What was the festival celebrated by the Catawba called? | Harvest festival |
| Which tribe had both men and women make council house decisions? | The Yemassee |